Steven Rhude - Paintings/Drawings

  Boat on the Avalon (Brant's Cove Road), water painting, 22" x 30", Steven Rhude "If in Paradise you hear a voice directly from your maker, you still can't stay in Dead man's Cove they have no undertaker." - Newfoundland and Labrador Dictionary   You rattle and shake down coastal roads - they lean to the water as your body leans to the cliffs. Guard rails (if there are any) are more of an ornament now than a safety barrier. They cling to god knows what at 30 degree angles. You get out of the car and take in the view - there is no traffic, just the rumblings of distant thunder storms and some drizzle. You've done this before on other roads and in other communities. Another preliminary survey to gain information. Follow the road - it always ends at a wharf.   Approaching Upper Island Cove, photo Steven Rhude     Upper Island Cove. You don't drive out on the wharf. Cracked concrete, doors of storage units blown out, detritus from fishing gear and p